Prom Week Part 1

PHEW. The past week has been HECTIC. Proms, post-proms and the like.

I haven't been here in a while. Hmm guess its because of the sudden availability of so much free time in such a long while. In other words, i got lazy. HAH.

I don't feel like blogging a long one right now, so i'll keep this one short. Probably elaborate on these events another day, when i feel like it.

So yup, prom's over! TJC's post-prom wasn't much of a hit though. Though i'm not clubbing material, nor a fan of it, i must say DXO was quite a letdown. We ended at 1.45 am! WTF right? Considering the fact that prom ended around 1130 after all the photo taking, we got there at midnight. 20 bucks for a mere 1 hr 45 mins?! Plus i didn't receive my complimentary drink coupon. Many thanks to Sam Chye who was generous and gave me his, allowing me my virgin taste of ALCOHOL.

VJC's post-prom was better, albeit in a smaller place. And yes, i got slightly tipsy. NOT DRUNK, tipsy only. I knew exactly what i was doing, but couldn't walk straight even though i tried. It's a weird feeling actually, to lose your inhibitions and get high. Especially when its my first time. I suffered a terrible headache after everything. Conclusion : Alcohol is not my type of stuff.

Ok i shall follow up this post with a Part II and a picture post. That's all for now. Bye!

Muckefuck!

grabbed from Mister Miyagi

Noun

Muckefuck m (no plural)

1. coffee substitute, ersatz coffee
2. thin coffee

It's an amazing world out there.

This cannot be Explained

grabbed from lancerlord

The Bold, The Brave, and The Ballsy?

Quad-Stacker aka Ballsy

Yeah i've tried(finally) the notorious Quad-Stacker or Ballsy Burger at Burger King Tampines. For once i actually enjoyed the burger due to the delightful lack of pickles! They are the shit, really. 

Yin and Kun were with me, and we all had burgers of varying boldness. I got myself the Quad, as said. Kun got the Triple aka Brave, and Yin settled for a double patty. I'll let you have the pleasure of comparison.

Meat, meat, and more MEAT

We went down to the John Little sale at the Expo after dinner. As predicted by Yin, the majority of the night crowd had already left. We had a look at some potential prom shoes, and Kun got his ideal pair.

Craving for bubble tea, we went back to Tampines. Yin got a Ramly Burger to top everything up and we sat by the pavement outside the MRT station for a long chat. Started discussing and planning a P6 gathering, wondering how our friends would look like after like what? 4 years? Cool stuff. Definitely interesting.

Then, we saw this biker who, well, caught our attention. It was hard for him not to. His electric bike was blazing neon lights, and a portable radio attached was playing tunes on high as he sped past. Not once, but thrice. Yes. He had the time to go one entire large round, around the Tampines interchange, 3 times. Took about 5 mins max for each round. Here's a snapshot of The Biker.

The Biker

I've gotten myself addicted to KoL ONCE AGAIN! Text based games are such a novelty.

Got to go hit the showers, bye!

World Record BASE Jump

Watch and listen to their daring tale.

THIS IS TOTALLY MY KIND OF THING. BASE JUMPING.

These two nutcases jumped off the Burj Dubai. Tallest building in the world. I'd give anything to do that kind of thing. Anything.

BLOODY TRANDOSHANS!

EAT THAT, LIZARD FACE! DIE!

Resigned

How shall i start?

Ok, i've got to be honest. It isn't the first time i'm feeling this way, and neither is sibling favouritism something new to us all.

I think i have lost touch with my family. Seriously.

All my mum and dad seemingly care about are my sister's bowling achievements. Competitions after compeitions, and they return home at like what? Midnight? Say a few words here and there and head off to bed. I barely communicate with them. Well its not my sister's fault, she's doing good at what she likes and i'm happy for her. I guess its something i have to bear with.

I feel treated like a second-grade object. My sister's the oh-so-fine, smart, intelligent, acheiving bowler. Their, wonderful child which has already excelled in areas that i didn't.

It's so obvious, especially with my dad. I try to start a conversation with him and all i get is a gruff reply with his eyes still transfixed to whatever programme thats airing on tv at the moment. And if i DO get one, he gives me a slight frown and a seemingly annoyed look. Thats as far as we get. There's the feeling that he doesn't like me, like i'm a failed experiment or something. I'm giving up trying to talk to him.

There's more, but i don't really want to continue. Thats all i guess, for now. Bye

Stayover

Meant for yesterday.

---------------------------------------------------------

Yeah finally!

After the A's, its time to catch up with my pri 6 friends. And nothing does it better than a STAYOVER.

Ok so we met at 10pm the usual TM Macdonalds. Me, yinwei, altron, kun, kcc. It was unusually crowded at that time, BUT, by real hungry people instead of muggers. I hadn't had dinner so i settled it there.

Then, it was time for TUITION. Don't get me wrong, "TUITION" is just a nickname for some LAN gaming at the Telepark joint. For some weird reason its located next to an actual tuition centre, SHARING its overhead banner of  "**** ***** Tuition Centre"(i don't want to get into trouble here), when in actual fact, you get greeted by deafening gun blasts instead of tutors inside. So yeah. TUITION.

Following that we headed to Ah Chap aka KCC's place for an Overnight Spammation of Games or OSG. His house was like a supermarket. 

Soft drinks are the shit!

First off was DOA Ultimate, then Halo on the Xbox. KoF Max. Impact was next on the PS2, and finally the one that got us laughing the most - Smackdown vs Raw 2008 HAHA. While yin and altron had fun in the ring, me and kun had a shot at DotA after so long. 

Soon fatigue took its toll and only me and kun were left standing. SO, we indulged ourselves in Resident Evil 4 HAHAHA. There was once we both jumped because i tripped a mine and it blew up with the speakers on high -.-.

We finally gave in at 7.30 am and slept all the way to noon. I woke up to wrestling sounds on the tv. YES, smackdown vs raw 2k8 again. I swear wrestling is a rubbish sport which pits men against each other in a ring brawling over no reason. Seeing my friends having a go at each other was quite amusing though HAHA.

After some chatting over lunch it was back for more TUITION. This time it was Battlefield 2 instead of CS. Very rewarding.

Ah Kun proning

Ah Kun standing

Finally, time to go home. Had dinner as usual and plonked down in front of the comp. Yes, nothing better to do. So many things on the to-do list, prom shopping, learning code, gaming(ok maybe not), working out....etc etc. Suddenly sleeping becomes a CHORE.

Okay, nothing more to say. Be back when i'm feeling talkative, bye!

An Overdose of Fun

Yesterday was one hell of a day, having spent the night at KCC's place with my primary sch friends. Too tired to blog about it, shall do it tomorrow :D

MEANWHILE, SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO ERADICATE THOSE SUPER BATTLE DROIDS!

Go Delta Squad!

Badminton

I'm out for some shuttlecock smashing action at Tamp Sports Hall with the class. Be back here later guys !

FINALLY ITS OVER

YEAH FINALLY. 2 YEARS OF STUDYING, FOR THIS DAY. ITS O-V-E-R.

Okay, its time to PLAY OUR HEARTS OUT PEOPLE! (physics people only, i'm sorry bio people you have to wait till the 20th)

There was a huge uproar at the exam hall today, reminiscent of the day the O levels ended. WE ARE FREE OMG. No more late nights of burying ourselves in notes, no more consultations, NO MORE STRESS. Just leisure and relaxation all the way to enlistment! (damn you girls)

The class went to ice-skate, at Kallang Leisure Park. The last time i did that was what? pri 5? I believe so. Anyway they revamped the place, it looked a whole lot nicer than it did last time. Ice-skating is SIMILAR, yet different from inline skating(I feel amuch more confident doing the latter). The skates were really inflicting pain on my feet.

We settled for Gelare at Suntec a while later and i swear my body almost couldn't leave the sofa. Since when did ice-skating induce so much fatigue?

So now its back home with the comp for the rest of DA NIGHT. Diablo II, JK2, SWRC = ENDLESS FUN. Please, if you do have these games, come join US.

I'll update this space regularly from now on, since i don't have the word STUDY on my timetable anymore. SEE YOU GUYS SOON. PLAY HARD(sorry bio peeps).

Prep for Post-As Life

grabbed from ravengames - Movie Battles 2

I know, i know, i broke my promise by blogging here before 18th Nov.

Today's 8th Nov....

Meaning...

LIBERATION IS DUE IN 10 DAYS ZOMG!

2 years of effort, everything just to cross this 2 week hurdle. Well, half the battle is over, what's left is a mere week. GOGOGO comrades!

Oh yeah, i'm looking for new playmates(not those from the Mansion -.-) for Diablo 2 : LOD and Jedi Knight ll : Jedi Outcast. If you have these games collecting dust in your cd wallet or something, and have nothing better to do, well join ME AND MY FRIENDS on multiplayer! Interested? Please leave a tag :D We're making mini-movies too!

JOIN US

Apologies

Hello all, i'm sorry i haven't blogged for eons.

But i'm also sorry because i won't be blogging anytime soon. I've decided to go on a hiatus, right until the big A's are over. Do check back after Nov 18th!

Apologies!

Shane

Subside

Hooray for my subsiding fever! The muscle aches stubbornly remain though. Tsk.

The first thing that caught my eye this morning was the news.

" OMG, another NSF lost his life? "

This year has seen more than one such passing, involving NSmen. Are NSmen getting physically weaker, or is this the result of not declaring one's past medical conditions? Blog more about it, soon!

Oh yeah, i'll be heading down to Bishan today for my first Econs tuition! Rock n' roll hooo!

See you guys later(or tonight)!

I'm terribly sick

grabbed from twilight-runs.

I'm down with a fever, along with the muscle and joint aches that come with it. They've stuck around for 2 whole days, and i took many naps, in the hope that they will somehow disappear when i wake up.

I'm sorry if i do not blog as often, i have to recover asap so that revision for the BIG A's can resume.

Some posts i've to catch up on :

1. The Nike+ Human Race

2. Visit to JE Swimming Complex

If i have time, those above will be up(if i'm feeling well, too). 

Deepest apologies!

Failure

Failure hits hard. Especially when you see people around you doing much better than you.

My results are a fucking joke. If you need a good laugh, come ask me for them.

I'm grateful for the encouragement and all, but i believe both you and i know the kind of hot soup that i'm in right now. Nonetheless, thanks people.

Am i ever good at anything? All the effort i've put into practising papers and studying notes, still boils down to nothing. NOTHING. Everything is equally horrible. Even my favourite subject. Can i please have at least a set of good results to be happy for? Sigh.

I'm depressed. Really depressed. Never felt this down before, ever.

The Great Depression

I tried my best, i studied. I didn't want history to repeat itself. I hoped to prove to certain people that i can at the very least, achieve something.

Yet, i somehow manage to hit rock-bottom everytime. I don't understand. All that effort should at least reap better results than these. Sigh. Depression is setting in.

Am i stupid or what?

I live opposite a Knife-Thrower

This was supposed to be up yesterday, blame it on procrastination.

Started the Tuesday with some instant noodles, curry-flavoured. I was too lazy to go over to my grandmother's for a meal, so yeah.



Then came my daily ritual of downing some honey! It's actually something i like to take, so i don't mind although my mum always reminds me.

The weather's been really hot and it becomes uncomfortable studying at home, so i arranged with Gee to go down to the the condo's under-utilised study room and STUDY. Everything went well until these group of sec sch students came in. Mind you, there were 8 of them(if i counted correctly).

Weird place for a class outing, i know. They brought snacks and settled down to "study" in that room which had less than 6 chairs(with me and gee already occupying 2). Maybe they ingeniously sat on each other's lap. Did i mention there were girls too?

Okay so we got used to studying amidst the chatter and random noises from the group. After about 2 hours or so, we took a break and went to jalan jalan outside.

And we saw this.



We were "OMGWTF how the shit did that get there?!", since no one else was around.

Then, we looked around for other possibilities to this strange sight.


(Most) Possible Trajectories of the Knife.

Bingo. A fair amount of discussion concluded that it had most probably been thrown from the opposite condo!

(Possible)Reasons being:

- A wife walked up on her husband making love to their maid, so she grabbed a knife and threw it at him, only to miss. The knife flew out the window at the opposite condo and landed itself in the tree at my condo. Refer to above.

- An airplane flying overhead didn't have its cargo hold secured safely and leaked its contents. One of them, a knife, fell through the sky and by sheer amount of luck, got itself stuck on this tree at my condo.

- An idiot using the knife to try to chop down the tree, instead of a regular chainsaw. The knife got stuck. The idiot gave up and left.

- A murderer killed someone and stuck the knife on the tree, bending down to tie his undone shoelaces. He left without taking the knife with him, forgetting the fact that he placed it there.

- The tree grows knives.

The most probable one being the first, after much debate.

I live opposite a Knife-Thrower!

Ninja...Cat?!

We've all seen ninjas, in manga like Naruto, in games like Ninja Gaiden. But have you seen a ninja cat?!


Courtesy of mrlim

Pure amazement.

I'll blog more either tonight, or tomorrow evening. Got 2 papers to rush for, GOODBYE!

Hacked?

I almost caused my layout page on blogger to crash just by fiddling about with the html. A moment ago my Cbox was fused with my Plurk box -.-

But, everything's sorted out nice and tidy already, so no worries!

Was looking through my feeds when i saw this:

" Large Hadron Collider kena hack "


It's in Greek, so don't bother.

Indeed it got hacked. And boy, did it cause quite a stir at CERN. The hackers left an identity - "Group 2600 of the Greek Security Team".

Apparently, they didn't cause any disruption or damage to the system at all. So what's the point of hacking? Well, according to them, to show that it was hackable.

Woah. Imagine those hackers in full-control of the entire supercollider. Increasing the chances that a singularity is created or that the earth turns to strange matter, is not a comforting thought.

The hackers had made their point. They revealed the vulnerabilities of the system by hacking into it. My guess is that they wanted to be a deterrent to the scientists that were bent on carrying out the experiment. The full scoop, here.

Green Tea

Ze Harmlezz-looking Shite

For some reason, my urge to blog surfaced in the midst of studying linear regression. I might as well blog while waiting for the Little Terror to answer my queries on the topic.

OKAY.

So last night, i paid a visit to the gym. One which was long overdue. I asked my mum along and surprisingly, she agreed! I'm happy when there's company.

I went down around 9.30pm, awfully late and just half an hour before it shuts for the night. We had the room to ourselves.

They installed 2 NEW treadmills, during my absence at the place(the previous ones were horrible). The next 30 mins were spent doing static workouts, while my mum ran 2.5km on the mill.

I got kind of rusty with some of the machines. It took me more effort than before, and i was severely tired out after a few exercises. A sign that i should visit it more often.

After getting chased out by the guard at 10, i popped down half a can of Green Tea, only to realise my mistake minutes later. Straight after emptying the can's contents, i started to feel a bugging itch down my throat.

My mum did the same to what's left and she TOO, felt the itch.

Then, i coughed and coughed. Every breath there was that itch. It only diminished after i drank hot water later at home. I wonder what they put in there, it's the first time i actually coughed after sipping Green Tea.

So piece of advice here, try not to down Green Tea after a workout, unless you're bored and want to have a hell of a time coughing. Instead, why not try our good ol' caffeinated cousin : Coffee.

Thought

Yoda: the Cutest-Green-Thing-Ever

Prelims are half-over! Yet the A levels draw closer(hey that rhymes!).

I'm left with:

Math Paper 2
Chem Paper 2
Physics Paper 1
Chem Paper 1
Econs

I just had math tuition and suddenly harboured the thought of entering poly for graphic media design/animation 2 years ago. What would have become of me? Definitely an easier time in school, thats for sure.

Sigh.I realise i haven't been giving my future much planning after all. Many decisions that could have been made in the past would have saved me from being in the current spot that i am in, right now. My career could actually be ONE WHICH I LIKED. It's abit too late for that, lets just go with the flow and see what i can do along the way(:

Someone got a time machine? ^^

First Week of Prelims

Okay, so the first week of prelims is coming to a close. Not on a high note though. The papers were generally demoralizing. Sigh. I'd better buck up for A levels, if not i'll be in hot soup.

Today was a short day, Paper 3 Chem lasted till 10am and that was all! Save for the majority of my friends who had Econs in the afternoon, i returned home quite early. Nice.

But i guess they'll be laughing at ME next week when I have to stay back for MY econs, and they get their turn to go home early. Zzz.

Alright, back to the LHC. If you haven't heard, refer to my previous post below.


Page 22 : Straits Times. Click to Enlarge.

The scientists successfully ran a proton beam through the full length of the accelerator, BOTH counter-clockwise and clockwise. That means they're ready for the collisions. Note, they haven't collided anything yet(so we're still safe from micro-singularities and strangelets).

The next experiment is due on October 21st, where they will run an actual high-energy collision, near the speed of light.

That will decide, whether we end up:

Like this...



where the human race ends with a BANG...

Or this...



where we all go crazy because the LHC has discovered stuff which will require scientists to rewrite ALL the physics books on Earth, and we'll have to relearn EVERYTHING.

Okay i've to get back to studying(YES, PHYSICS) for tomorrow's paper. Goodbye.

The End of the World?

With the Large Hadron Collider already built at CERN(Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire), today is the day that they flip that switch. Yes, September the 10th.

One question that has been circulating around cyberspace: Will the World End Today?

Smashing atoms at 99.9 percent the speed of light through that 10 billion dollar, 27km-long tube could very well rip the fabric of space-time. And, cause the Universe to repeat another Big Bang, or even possibly, the reverse of it.

Some information on the issue here :

Will the World End on Sept. 10, 2008 and not 2012?

Why the World Won't End on September 10

The end of the world is nigh...or is it that nay?

I'll go read up more and update right here. Even Google wants to join in the fun.




Meanwhile...

Nice knowing you guys. Really. In case anything happens.

They're turning it on........anytime now.....anytime now....

Un-speed

Uncyclopedia takes AGES to come up. I don't know if its my browser or bandwidth thats causing the sluggish load, but nowadays it's been like that, damn sian.

The website's a parody of Wikipedia, think of it as a source of untrue articles, all comedic interpretations of serious stuff. It serves the exact opposite purpose of Wiki, and i 'm becoming a regular visitor to the site. Some articles are just so damn funny! I can't help but continue, search after search.

Singapore has its own page there, but don't make references unless you want to fail your History test or whatever. Do check it out here though, IF it manages to load for you(tell me if it does).

23,273 articles and counting!(i hope to contribute one day)

Another September Baby

Happy Birthday Sihui!

I'm just halfway through my list... ^^

Mathematics

Somewhere on Un-cyberspace:

"Math is the hideously complex theory that if two bits are one way, the other bits will be another way. Except for when there are three bits, or five bits, in which case they will be a completely different way. Erroneously, some dumb people believe that mathematics is the study of patterns and that it's the backbone for many sciences. Regardless, math is stupid."

"Proof that 2+2=5

1. 2+2=4
2. 4=a number
3. 5=a number
4. 4=5

THUS... 2+2=4, which means 2+2=5. "

Come on math tutors, PROVE THIS WRONG!

What a night

Nights suck, especially when spent doing questions from a math paper that is hellishly difficult. I'm DEMORALIZED MAN.

The short break spent watching Clear and Present Danger starring Harrison Ford was nice though. Sometimes old shows are good shows.

The stress is building, and its only just the beginning.

September Babies

Happy Birthday Dyane!
Happy Birthday Weiming!

More, many more to come. ^^

Britney Spears Is a Guy?!

Check her....uh i mean him.... out on America's Got Talent. Thanks to cousin Gee, for making this shocking revelation.

I know what you're thinking. Sex-change? Yes? No? I don't know for sure, but his chin vaguely resembles that of MJ's, post-surgery. Judging by the striking resemblance to our once-teen-pop-sensation, he must have done ALOT of work. 

Oops she(he) did it again...

Chem Kills(You! too, but not more than Math)

Man Almost Loses P**** Humping Steel Bench

OOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! OUCH! x 1238212321732979177....

The story here : from JayWalk.

On a less painful note,

Spent the past 2 hours on my arduous journey through the chem TYS. And i've finally finished!

The Nike Plus Human Race proved an enjoyable experience, although it took quite a toll on me. (Shall dedicate a post to it soon, lotsa pics!)

I've made up my mind. I shall both swim and run at least ONCE a week, to get ready for NS ^^.

Omg i realised i haven't bathed the entire day(eeeeyer), its time to hit the bath!

Math Kills(You!)

Why stats so facking hard!?

Michael Jackson turns 50!

Happy Birthday to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson!

He turns half-a-century old today. 50!

Some vids to highlight his career.


Dangerous : 1999 Korea(ah the memories)

Make Love, not War

Link - the mrbrown show : we need you baby

"Thrusting forward, to a New Generation"

Check out the latest podcast from mrbrownshow. Hilarious interpretation of Singapore's need to bring up the birth rates.

I'm sorry for my low frequency of blogging recently. There's just so much to study for prelims! And I just got sore eyes zzz.

Just got back from my chem tuition 12-2pm. Waiting for my Math one at 5.30pm, after which i will be officially KO-ed.

I'll leave you guys with the trailer of Star Wars : The Clone Wars!(can't wait)

Home of the Divers

Nothing Stands In Our Way


A Naval Diver with the LAR-V pure O2 breather

Exactly a week ago, i paid a visit to the Naval Diving Unit(NDU), Singapore. The Home of the Divers.

On 29th July, the Ministry of Defence(MINDEF) sent me a letter requesting me to go for a Further Reporting Order at Sembawang Naval Base. A Vocational Assessment of some sort. But for what?

I got my answer within minutes of asking around - Selection for Naval Divers. First thought that came to mind : "Wah jia lat." If you people don't already know, NDU and Commandos happen to be the 2 toughest vocations to go through for NS. They're infamous for their high dropout rates due to the incredibly tough training, and significant number of injuries due to risks involved. But the good thing is, if you successfully survive the course and earn your diver badge at the end of the 2 years spent in National Service, you'll emerge as one of the fittest men in Singapore. Spanking iron lads!

What to do? I skip the VA, i get charged by MINDEF.

Okay so i went to NDU, situated in the heart of Sembawang Naval Base. Jitrui and Angus received the very same letter, so at least we had each other's company. Pardon my lack of pictures, military installations are unfortunately photo-shy.

Once you step into NDU, you can't help but notice the Diver Motto "Nothing Stands In Our Way", splashed across the building ahead, accompanied by "Home of the Divers".

There was a statue of a biped frog with wings, seemingly guarding the entrance, with a trident in one hand and a bomb in the other. Clearly shows the affectionate nickname for all Naval Divers - Frogmen.

1. Introductory Talk

Just a routine talk to all the boys shortlisted for the VA. Apparently for one to be a diver, you had to have near-perfect eyesight at the very least, and deemed fully combat-fit.

They said out of all the Singaporean boys, 240 were chosen for NDU. 120 JC students, 120 poly students. (Oh man why didn't i go buy 4D or something)

One particular question cracked everybody up.

Boy : Sir! Do you train with the US Navy SEALs?
Officer : *Ponders.........
Boy : ?
Officer : Nooo........they TRAIN WITH US! *grins

2. Medical Checkup(now isn't this familiar?)

They just HAD to take another blood sample. Medic said my vein nice, easy to poke. The medics were outrageously funny. They had all these names for the various machines that were used for the tests.

-Lung Capacity Blow Test - "Blowjob Machine"

You blew fast and hard into a tube which will calculate your lung capacity.

-Audiometry Test - "Machine Moan"

Similar to the one at CMPB. Hear sound, press button.

-Eardrum Test - "Earfuck machine"

Something gets inserted into your ear which scanned your eardrum and plotted a graph.

There was this questionnaire you had to fill up for previous medical history. There was one particular TRICK question.

Qns: Are you pregnant?

Many of us ticked the "No" option and continued for the other qns. Then the medic suddenly spoke up.

Medic : See la! KENA our TRICK already right!
Boys : ??

We took a closer look at the options for the pregnancy question. There was one extra option that wasn't there for the other qns.

" Not - Applicable "

Boys : LAUGHTER*

3. Chamber Bounce Dive


Hyperbaric Chamber

Now this was something new. They placed you in a hyperbaric chamber(above) and compressed the air to simulate the ambient pressure underwater at a depth of 10 metres. Try swimming to the bottom of a 1.5 m swimming pool and experience the pressure in your ears, then you would know 10 metres is really deep and meant much more discomfort to the ears.


Dive Slip

The procedure wasn't exactly risk-free. Clothing would have to be 100% cotton, or they would run the risk of catching fire in the chamber. The Valsalva maneuver was taught, to equalise the pressure in our ears, for fear of possible bleeding. If you didn't do as told, you would feel a whole lot of pain.

As the chamber decompressed, mist formed and the temperature fell(think Thermal Physics).



We weren't supposed to talk, laugh, cough, or perform any rapid expulsion of air, as lungs would burst due to air pockets in the body expanding. We had to sit straight as well, to prevent air bubbles in the blood from accumulating at the joints.

4. Physical Assessment

Pull-ups. Standing Broad Jump. 50m swim.

The 50m swim took place in a pool that had different depths at different sections. 1m, 4m, 6m, 10m. Managed to catch the divers in their LAR-V pure O2 breathers training.

A group of lao jiaos(officers in their 40s), were playing 2-on-2 street soccer at the multi-purpose hall.

They came over and spoke to our officer.

Laojiao : Eh can we borrow 4 men?
Officer : *smiles
Laojiao : Play soccer mah!

5. Interview

Regular interview for opinions on becoming a Diver.

6. Killer 325 MCQ questions

325 MCQs to kill your brain at the end of the day. Patterns, IQ, personality tests.


Sembawang Naval Base

12 hours spent at NDU, 8am to 8pm. We left the camp, liberated after being confined there for half a day. Results would be posted to us.

Apologies

I apologise for the mini-hiatus this past week. Time, i need more!

Blog soon, promise!

Watersnakes?

"Caucasian man swims naked in Singapore River" Courtesy of STOMP.




The extract:

"My boyfriend and I were walking along Singapore River this evening and while trying to take a nice picture of Alkaff bridge, we noticed someone swimming or what seemed like a nice bath in the river!

"There was another guy holding a towel waiting for the swimming guy to finish.

"The guy (Caucasian) came out of the water and started to parade naked (while the other guy tried frantically to cover his private parts with the towel), and he started to wear his jeans in the open (without his underwear apparently).

"45 minutes later when walking back to Robertson Quay, we saw two policemen questioning the said Caucasian (he's now wearing jeans and a red t-shirt with no shoes) and the other guy who was with him."







No UNDERWEAR?



Godly.

Laugh at the comments, i know you want to.

Air_Wolf said on 11 Aug, 2008

How come the water snakes living in the river dun go and bite 'it'? Unless the watersnakes tot they saw another 'watersnake'....

eyeballs said on 11 Aug, 2008

I think he got nothing to do then he must be something wrong of his brain. There got so many people and also the water was very dirty. Or maybe he tried to use his penis for fishing, see whether can get any big fish or not

Strange things do happen don't they?

The Sky's The Limit

Renewed determination, and a rekindled ambition.

" Nothing shall stand in my way "

I believe in my innate passion, i shall go all out to pursue it. Seriously.

Previous chances have come and gone, but there's no stopping me now.

Go, go, go

Love Song for Singapore

You guys have GOT to listen to the latest mrbrownshow(link). Lyrics below. Heartfelt, humorous, one song which is vividly and uniquely, Singaporean.

Love Song for Singapore
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by mrbrownshow : 3 guys and a guitar(and a chair).

The trains they come and go
Filled with faces I don’t know
Sometimes they don’t stop for me
I live near Woodleigh MRT

The city’s changing every day
I saw a new gantry on the way
That is why I sold my car
Why the bus-stop so damn far

You took so much from me
Got no cash to take taxi

But I’m still in love with you
But I’m still in love with you
(And) when I grow old, and don’t do what I’m told
I will still be in love with you

I can’t afford a holiday
Everything has gone up but my pay
Can’t go out with all my friends
Can’t afford the latest fashion pants

You promised me paradise
Overflowing with abundant rice
I used to go for lunch buffets
Now my breakfast’s half a yew char kuey

You took so much from me
Got no cash to go high-tea

But I’m still in love with you
But I’m still in love with you
And when I grow old, and don’t do what I’m told
I will still be in love with you

You took so much from me
Got no cash to go high-tea

But I’m still in love with you
But I’m still in love with you
And when I grow old, promise me you won’t turn cold
Cos I’d still be in love with you

Took so much from me
Got no cash, but I’m happy

I am still in love with you
I am still in love with you
And when I grow old, and don’t do what I’m told
I will still be in love with you…

The End.

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Smiling for the camera(and the nurse <---)

05/07(or rather a small portion of), plus guanjie, went to visit zhihao at Changi General. He broke his left forearm yesterday, a result of an attempted stunt at the bball court. He looked well and even smiled for the camera(above).

Apparently they inserted metal(probably titanium) plates into his forearm(think Wolverine), to fasten the bones together. The wound reopened during the visit and maroon spots surfaced on his green sling(hard to see in the photo though). We chatted quite a bit and left for lunch soon after. Take care bro! Get well soon!



My initial plan to catch the NDP 2008 fireworks was kinda scrubbed. I did catch them in the end, well, on the tv screen that is. I guess there's always next year. Oops, NS. Sigh.

First time i was glued to the tv during the parade march-in. I was eager to spot the different contingents. A year ago i wasn't so bothered. Watching the men in the GOH(Guard-of-Honour) Contingent with their spanking uniforms, it makes me wonder whether i'd get a chance to be in the parade while serving NS next year. Would be quite exciting i guess.

4 weeks to prelims. Short time, it's definitely going to be one helluva ride.

Exhausted.

Guess who gave me the above.

Unbelievably sweet right!

My heart almost melted man.

Guess?
Guess?
Guess?


Give up?

Okay lah, it was Sam. HAHAHAHA. And in any case you people were wondering, it's my classmate Sam, it's a HE. Samuel Yap. He helped me take a straw for my bubble tea, because i forgot to.

Fate brought us(me and the straw) together man(actually Sam just randomly fished it out from the container full of them). That particular cup of bubble tea tasted exceptionally wonderful. I almost burst into tears when the last pearl got sucked up that straw(nooooooo~).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM! (i shall be the first and the last ^^)

Today was totally whacked out. Econs remedial after school, followed by math, and math tuition from 6.45 to 9pm.

A word of warning, the marquee area in TJC has potentially fatal benches. Whilst celebrating Sam's birthday there today, one particular bench(i won't say which ^^), almost managed to topple over and murder us all. Luckily the heaviest casualties were (cake)soiled pants(at the crotch area), a dirtied watch and stomach pains resulting from the 2 minutes of hysterical laughter that ensued.

Out of Sorts.

People do change, fast.

My nights are frequent thought-provokers.

Yet dwelling on the matter doesn't seem to alter reality, from its path right now.

I am compelled to accept.

On a much lighter note, C or N? HELP ME DECIDE PLEASE! Life-changing, literally.

Apart from some nauseating sensations from a revolting display of Ear Wax today, all was well.